Is Kevin McCarthy Good Or Bad At His Job?

A Discourse Blog investigation.

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Over the past few days, as Kevin McCarthy has attempted to become the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the world has had a chance to judge the California Republican’s general character and fitness for the post he is seeking to fill. Now, as McCarthy’s historic quest enters its fourth day, I think we have seen enough to be able to decide an important thing.

That important thing is: Does this seem like a man who is good at his job? Or does it seem like a man who is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very bad at his job?

Let’s examine the evidence.